some friday night love.

so i'm sitting here chatting with my 2 dearest friends, drinking tea, posting stuff on tumblr and listening to mat kearney on youtube. I did 30 mins of running/fast walking on the treadmill and then Bob Harper's hour of Yoga this evening and I feel really good! its amazing what a good workout will do :)

speaking of friends- i'm chatting with the one who is coming to visit me during spring break. we are talking about what we are going to do when she comes and all of our inside jokes. i really hate that some states have to be far away from others. *sigh*

and speaking of mat kearney. here's what i'm listening to. pure awesomeness.







love this one!!


my birthday is in a few days! on the 29th to be exact. and its a real birthday ;] I'm actually excited for it, i usually don't get too excited about it but this year i am. im looking forward to spending tomorrow evening with friends to celebrate :) (I'll post my little wish list later ;)

love.

alright i'm outta here. its almost midnight and i need to go to sleep!

much love♥

if you're having a week like mine...

 then i hope the little things at the end of this post will make you smile.

I hope you are having a much better week than I am. I've had a headache since last monday and this past monday is got worse. going to sleep with it and waking up with it worse. Yesterday was spent in bed with no school happening. yeah. I ran on the treadmill tonight hoping that it would help(I usually don't workout when i have a headache that i cant shake so i don't wear my body down) and it did for the time i was running and 30 mins after. then it came back. like boom. I'm really drained and just ah. If you struggle with headaches you know what I mean. they can really knock you off your feet and wipe you out. today i babysat and tomorrow i will too. i basically just Algebra done in the morning, had lunch early and had a long rest time. ;) thankfully, with homeschooling and such i can do that. the rest of my family is not feeling too well either. my sister is getting over a sore throat and now mom and dad are sick also.
But I have been blessed my family and friends who encourage me and some who know exactly what I'm going through. My family especially because they put up with my headache-easily annoyed self ;)
here are some other things that have brought a smile this week--

i love acoustic songs. and how each of these guys sing.


 this is so fun. i dare you not to smile.

 

 

i would love to go there one day. be one of those people.

hanging on by a thread,
Samarah♥

its the most wonderful time of the year...

source

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Happy December! and Happy Christmas season! :) 

I can't believe its December. and it will 2012 in no time. holy time flying!
I hope you had a good thursday! This week was my day to babysit away from home yesterday and today so that meant earlier mornings and extra tiredness. But I made it through and its so worth it. love those girls. PLUS the parents of the little girls I watch had gotten some gluten free treats just for me the night before! {some i haven't even had before} that was a good surprise at 7am ;) FYI- I just had a glutten free vanilla glazed doughnut. the best sweet treat ever. yum. Anyway, so I got all of my school done by 2pm! woohoo! So that meant no school when I got home. I was able to do some other things before getting on the treadmill and [mostly] running for 3 miles! burned a lot of calories and now i feel really tired but I'm glad that I did it.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow and the weekend :) 



much love♥

Philippians 2:14-15

 ¹⁴ Do everything without grumbling or arguing, ¹⁵ so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”^[a] Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 

 

thanksgiving & Christmas and some friday favorites

hope you all are having a good friday night! it made smile to read the comments on my last post knowing i have some sundtrack loving soul sisters out there ;)

 when did thanksgiving just happen to be less than 1 week away already?! really. and please don't start even start about Christmas quite yet{which is only around 36 days away! but still.} . i LOVE Christmas. love it. and I really want to savor the time and enjoy. after Thanksgiving. It seems like every year thanksgiving keeps getting pushed further and further back on every one's burner. its all about Christmas. yes while it is super special, thanksgving is too. its a day set aside to specifically thank God for the many things He's given us. Let me dwell on that for a little while then after thanksgiving i'll join in all the Christmas cheer and fun ;) anywho, those are my thoughts. What do you think about all this thanksgiving/Christmas jazz?


here are a few favorite things from this week.

from pinterest

from pinterest

loving THIS post on Jessica's blog tonight.

i wanna go here. 

sang this song at church on sunday. powerful.





how are you gonna spend your weekend? Well tonight I'm finishing up chatting with my dear friend while listening to some Lecrae(take a listen.) and now I'm off to go watch some tv. And tomorrow I'm hoping to spend time with my family and getting some things done here and there :)

happy weekend friends! 

♥Samarah

late night melodies

{love this live version}

                               {this song never gets old}

                                  {this is just awesome}

much love♥

p.s. thank you so much for your prayers for my family and I. you don't know how much that means.♥

a new band love: Royal Tailor

Royal Tailor

I've been craving some new tunes and as I was browsing the internet tonight I found this music video on the Air1 music blog. it has sweet dance moves, cool effects, catchy beat and its a great song and message. Watch it. :)



And of course, one youtube video leads to another video and you know what happens next, you find yourself buying some of the band's songs on iTunes. Okay that last part hasn't happened yet but I'm sure it will ;)
They don't have any other songs on youtube from their album but here's the other one.

Can you hold me together? Without you holding my heart, I'm falling apart.

this band has got talent. and a unique name. and a sweet red theme going on.

i think my craving will be satisfied for a little bit ;)

hope you are having a great friday night!
much love♥♥

its 1 am...

Who is still up right now?? Well definitely NOT me. Because I go to bed early because I am for sure NOT a night owl. I am not tweeting, reading blogs, commenting and finding some beautiful new blogs and writing a post because I'm not that kind of girl. and I for sure DID NOT tell my mom I was headed to bed like an 2 hours ago because I definitely don't get sucked into computersphere and can't get out [maybe that's a lil' too dramatic].  Ok *maybe* I am still up BUT I promise I'm headed to bed as soon as I push publish! ;] I've been busy with school, babysitting and such and haven't had the time or energy to blog. I'm hoping this weekend I'll be able to put together some posts :) Till then enjoy this tune that I'm lovin'.

Feel It In Your Heart by Abandon. 

They are an awesome group and their sound and voices are unique. love the message of this song :)

There's a sound in the air
Can you hear it everywhere?
Voices trying to be heard.
Love is more than just another word

Oh, you can turn it up loud as loud as it will go.
But it will never make its way to your soul.

You gotta
feel it in your heart

Feel It In Your Heart (Official Music Video)

ABANDON | Myspace Music Videos


night{or should I say, good morning}lovelies!
♥Samarah

♫ i wanna be in the background♫ & baby Lily ♥

Ok, so I wasn't gonna post any tonight but I heard this song on Air1 and I was hooked so of course I had to share with y'all ;) I've had it on repeat all night and its stuck in my head ;] Please take a listen, please. This song has a nice clean beat, not overwhelming busy vocals and noises, and a powerful message. I really like hip hop/rap but I get really annoyed and tired of the irritating beats and overwhelming voices/rhymes. This a perfect one for me =)
Its Background by Lecrae featuring C-Lite.

I could play the background

I could play the background

'Cause I know sometimes I get in the way

So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?

So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?

And I could play the background, background

And you could take the lead

Also, the lovely Mandy over at She Breathes Deeply is bringing sweet Lily into the world! Earlier, her hubby Kyle posted that she was in labor! :] I'm so excited for them to meet their precious baby girl :) Please pray for them during this joyful(but also painful) time! You can leave them so love here. 

much love,

Samarah